I disagree that Vietnam was a noble, unselfish American effort to assist an ally from falling to Communism for the following reasons:
First: The Soviet Union and America did not have diplomatic relations until 1933 and fought together to defeat Nazi’s in WWII. Even though these two countries fought on the same side during this time the differences in ideology, political views as well as the economics of each country began to create a wedge between them. The two countries turned scientific discoveries into a competitive rival in a race to be the first in several scientific advances as such satellites, rockets, and launching the first man into space. This spilled over into every aspect of both countries maintaining they were better than the other and eventually this lead to the Vietnam War with no one being the winner and many dying as a result.
Source: Revelations from the Russian Archives - The Soviet Union and the United States, https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/archives/sovi.html
Source: Milestones: 1953–1960 - Sputnik, 1957, https://history.state.gov/milestones/1953-1960/sputnik
Second: The cost of the Vietnam War was tremendous not just in human life but the financial burden to the country. At one point during the war, 40,000 were called up for duty a month under the draft system. There were many lives lost …show more content…
Ho Chi Minh had sought help from America prior to the war with Japan. During the war with Japan, he helped with gathering intelligence for the U.S. He also traveled the world seeking support from countries for independence for Vietnam from the French. In addition, he repeatedly sent letters to the United States President Wilson with no success in gaining any support for his cause. This ultimately led him to the assistance of the Communist party as any attempts to get the United States to aid Vietnam in their independence were
First: The Soviet Union and America did not have diplomatic relations until 1933 and fought together to defeat Nazi’s in WWII. Even though these two countries fought on the same side during this time the differences in ideology, political views as well as the economics of each country began to create a wedge between them. The two countries turned scientific discoveries into a competitive rival in a race to be the first in several scientific advances as such satellites, rockets, and launching the first man into space. This spilled over into every aspect of both countries maintaining they were better than the other and eventually this lead to the Vietnam War with no one being the winner and many dying as a result.
Source: Revelations from the Russian Archives - The Soviet Union and the United States, https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/archives/sovi.html
Source: Milestones: 1953–1960 - Sputnik, 1957, https://history.state.gov/milestones/1953-1960/sputnik
Second: The cost of the Vietnam War was tremendous not just in human life but the financial burden to the country. At one point during the war, 40,000 were called up for duty a month under the draft system. There were many lives lost …show more content…
Ho Chi Minh had sought help from America prior to the war with Japan. During the war with Japan, he helped with gathering intelligence for the U.S. He also traveled the world seeking support from countries for independence for Vietnam from the French. In addition, he repeatedly sent letters to the United States President Wilson with no success in gaining any support for his cause. This ultimately led him to the assistance of the Communist party as any attempts to get the United States to aid Vietnam in their independence were